Efficient NFS Server Setup with Ansible on Red Hat — Video Tutorial

How to export NFS Share in RedHat-like Linux systems with Ansible? I'm going to show you a live Playbook with some simple Ansible code. I'm Luca Berton and welcome to today's episode of Ansible Pilot. Export an NFS Share in RedHat-like systems - install packages => `ansible.builtin.yum` - create directory => `ansible.builtin.file` - share in config => `ansible.builtin.lineinfile` - export shares => `ansible.builtin.command` - restart service => `ansible.builtin.service` - open firewall => `ansible.posix.firewalld` Today we're talking about how to export an NFS Share in RedHat-like Linux systems. The full process requires six steps that you could automate with six different Ansible modules. Firstly you need to install the `nfs-utils` package and dependency using the `ansible.builtin.yum` Ansible module. Secondly, you need to create the share directory and assign the permission using the `ansible.builtin.file` Ansible module. Thirdly you need to add the share in the `/etc/exports` config file using the `ansible.builtin.lineinfile` Ansible module to add text lines in files. Fourthly you need to export shares executing the `exportfs` command line utility via `ansible.builtin.command` Ansible module, unfortunately there is not a specific module, yet. Fifthly you need to restart the `nfs-server` service and all the dependant using the `ansible.builtin.service` Ansible module. Sixthly you need to open the relevant firewall service-related ports using the `ansible.posix.firewalld` Ansible module. ## Playbook Export NFS Share in RedHat-like systems with Ansible Playbook. code - nfs_server_redhat.yml ```yaml --- - name: nfs service Playbook hosts: all become: true vars: share: "/nfs/share" options: "192.168.0.0/24(rw,sync,root_squash)" permission: '0777' tasks: - name: NFS server installed ansible.builtin.yum: name: - nfs-utils - nfs4-acl-tools state: present - name: share directory exists ansible.builtin.file: path: "{{ share }}" state: directory mode: "{{ permission }}" owner: root group: root - name: share in /etc/exports file ansible.builtin.lineinfile: path: /etc/exports state: present line: '{{ share }} {{ options }}' notify: restart NFS server - name: export share ansible.builtin.command: "exportfs -rav" - name: firewall enabled ansible.posix.firewalld: service: "{{ item }}" state: enabled permanent: true immediate: true with_items: - nfs - rpc-bind - mountd handlers: - name: restart NFS server ansible.builtin.service: name: nfs-server state: restarted enabled: true ``` execution ```bash $ ansible-playbook -i virtualmachines/demo/inventory services/nfs_redhat.yml PLAY [nfs service Playbook] **********************************************************************